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, England. They formed after meeting at a

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and PW Long. The band's ''Collapsar'' EP was self-recorded at Karma Studios in a day at Stoke Newington in 2012, and mixed and mastered by Matthew Barnhart at Echolab Studios in Denton. Released on Damnably in 2013, tracks from the EP received

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airplay from Gideon Coe, and Tom Ravenscroft. In 2013, the band were selected to play at Incubate Festival in Tilburg.

Band members

*George Gargan(guitar) *Rama (Drums) *Russ Evans(Bass) George Gargan was formerly a member of the band Lazarus Clamp from 1999-2003 and played bass and sang on the albums ''The More We are The Funnier It Is'' (2004) and ''It Ain't What You Do It's What it Does to You'' (2008).

Discography

* ''Tiptoe Through The Tulips'' - 2009,

Damnably Damnably is a small independent record label and music publisher based in London, England, which also organises live events and tours for its roster of acts. History The label was founded in 2006 by George Gargan, of the band Former Utopia. He ...

* ''Collapsar'' - 2013,

References

External links

Former Utopia's website

Former Utopia's Dammnably page

Former Utopia Interview in Some Of It Is True

Review in The Line Of Best Fit

Review in Damusic

Review in Pocket Jury

Incubate Page for Former Utopia

Former Utopia played on Gideon Coe's BBC 6 Music Radio Show

FU played on Tom Ravenscroft BBC 6 Music Show
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